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WASHINGTON, D. C. 
1912 



HANDBOOK 



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Memorial Continental Hall 

Containing a Description of some 
of its Memorial Features 

(Illustrated) 



COMPILED BY 

(MRS. HOWARD L.) MARIE WILKINSON HODGKINS 



NATIONAL SOCIETY 

DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 

WASHINGTON, D. C. 

1912 



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COPYRIGHTED 1912 
NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 



FIRST EDITION REVISED TO DECEMBER 31, 1911 



Press of Byron S. Adams, 
Washington, D. C. 



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TABLE OF HEADINGS. 



Page. 

MEMORIAL CONTINENTAL HALL 9 

Front Portico 10 

v Memorial Bronze Doors 11 

FIRST FLOOR: 

Entrance Hall 12 

Main Staircases 13 

Bronze Bas-Reliefs 13 

Portrait Busts 14 

Auditorium 14 

Platform 16 

Stage Boxes 17 

Business Office 19 

Office of the Historian General 19 

Office of the Librarian General and Library 20 

Corner Office of the Registrar General 22 

Office of the Treasurer General 23 

Treasurer General's Private Office 25 

MUSEUM : 

Memorial Mahogany Doors 25 

Monolithic Columns 26 

Office of the Vice-President General in Charge of Organization of Chapters 27 

Reception Room 29 

Elevator 31 

SECOND FLOOR: 

Office of the President General 31 

President General's Reception Room 33 

National Board Room 34 

Corridor 36 

Office Corresponding Secretary General S6 

Office of the Recording Secretary ( reneral 36 

Certificate Room 37 

Office Genealogical Editor 38 

Committee Room 40 

Office of the Assistant Historian General 41 



TABLE OF HEADINGS— Continued. 

THIRD FLOOR : 

Page. 

Private Dining Room 43 

Committee Room 44 

Committee Room 45 

Committee Room 46 

Room of Children of the American Revolution 47 

Rest Room 48 

Banquet Hall 50 



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MRS. MATTHEW T. SCOTT, PRESIDENT GENERAL, I909-I913. 



MEMORIAL CONTINENTAL HALL 

'Memorial Continental Hall, erected by the National Society, Daughters of 
the American Revolution, in memory of the patriots, women as well as men, of 
the American Revolution, at a cost of more than $500,000.00, is located on 17th 
Street, one of the main entrances to the beautiful Government reservation, 
Potomac Park, and faces the President's Park, lying between the White House 
and the Washington Monument. On the same side of the street to the south is 
the marble home of the Bureau of American Republics, and to the north is the 
Corcoran Gallery of Art, also of marble. Vermont marble was used in the con- 
struction of this home of the N. S., D. A. R., which in design and general appear- 
ance resembles the handsomest classical style buildings of Revolutionary days. 
Action was taken by the Memorial Continental Hall Committee on June 4, 1902, 
in regard to the purchase of a site. The net expense of the ground, with its 210- 
foot front, was $50,266.17. The selection by the Building Committee, on June 4, 
1903, of Mr. Edward Pearce Casey, of New York City, to be the Architect was 
unanimously approved by the Memorial Continental Hall Committee, and on 
January 8, 1904, the Architect's plans and preliminary sketches were accepted 
and the working plans were commenced the following day. The contracts for 
"excavation and building foundation" were approved and signed March 18, 1904. 
"The workmen in digging unearthed a portion of the floor of a house said to 
have been the residence of James Madison. Several Spanish coins were also 
found." The Tuesday afternoon, April 19, 1904, of the Thirteenth Continental 
Congress, the cornerstone was laid with impressive ceremonies. By the following 
April sufficient work had been accomplished on the central part of the building for 
the Fourteenth Continental Congress to be held there. The building of the corner 
pavillions and porticos was then undertaken, and on the Wednesday afternoon, 
April 17, 1907, of the Sixteenth Continental Congress, the Memorial portico was 
dedicated with appropriate ceremonies. By the Nineteenth Continental Congress, 
April 18 to 23, 1910, much of the handsome mahogany furniture promised by 
the States reserving memorial rooms had been installed and Memorial Continental 
Hall had become the actual headquarters of the N. S., 1). A. R. The Flag House 
Chapter of Philadelphia asked in 1905 for permission to give the flag first to be 
unfurled over completed Memorial Continental Hall. 

The idea of raising a fund to lie u^cd when the Mall was finished, in putting 
the grounds in shape, originated with Mrs. Robert Iredel. Two Pennsylvania 






Ernest Crandall, Photographer. 

FRONT PORTICO, EAST. 



Chapters, the 
Dti Bois, o f 
which she was 
Regent, and the 
Liberty Bell of 
Allentown, as- 
sisted in bring- 
ing this fund up 
to $375.29,. 
which was all 
that was needed 
for this work. 

FRONT 

PORTICO. 

The roof of 
this portico is 
supported b y 
sixteen immense 
drum columns. 
The Ann Story 
Chapter of Rut- 
land, Vermont, 
sent $100.00 to 
have the inscrip- 
tion "Daughters 
of the American 
R e v o 1 u tion" 
carved across 
the front above 
these columns. 



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Memorial Bronze Doors. 

Of the three pairs of 
bronze doors at the front 
entrance, $3,000.00 each, 
the pair to the south is the 
gift of the Massachusetts 
D. A. R. The pair to the 
north is being paid for by 
Connecticut Daughters, and 
money for the central pair, 
a memorial to the Founders 
and Charter members of 
the organization, is being- 
raised by Mrs. F. B. Mo- 
ran, of Virginia. 

The keystones, $500.00, 
over these doors were 
given by the Philadelphia 
Chapter of Pennsylvania. 







Ernest Crandall, Photographer. 

MEMORIAL BRONZE DOORS, FRONT ENTRANCE, EAST. 



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Ernest CranJall, Photographer. 

ENTRANCE HALL, EAST. 

FIRST FLOOR. 

Entrance Hall. 

The entrance hall is the gift of Pennsylvania Chapters. $6,500.00, and has in 
its marble walls a niche over each of the eight doors and two archways for por- 
trait busts of Revolutionary heroes. The State coat-of-arms in bronze, $134.35, 
has been placed in the center of the floor by the Tioga Chapter of Athens in 
memory of Mrs. S. C. Maurice, formerly Regent of the Chapter. A small room 
conveniently arranged for checking wraps and umbrellas is on the south side of 
the entrance hall, and the telephone switchboard room is on the north side. 



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Main Staircases. 

The north staircase is the 
memorial of the Fort 
Greene Chapter, of Brook- 
lyn, N. Y., to Mrs. S. V. 
White. On the ornamental 
tablet, at the first turn of 
the staircase, is the design 
of the prison ship martyrs' 
monument, for the erection 
of which, in memory of the 
11,500 victims of the Wal- 
labout prison ships, she 
worked with so much en- 
thusiasm. The south stair- 
case is the gift of the Min- 
nesota Chapters. The or- 
namental tablet at the first 
turn shows the coat-of- 
arms of the State. The 
cost of each staircase as a 
memorial was $1,000.00, 
and the ornamental tablets 
cost $176.00 each. 



Ernest Crandall, Photographer. 

MAIN STAIRCASE, NORTH. 

Bronze Bas-Reliefs. 

The bronze bas-relief near the south staircase is a replica of one made by 
the well-known French sculptor, David d'Angers, and represents the most famous 
Americans from the time of George Washington to the sculptor's own dav, and 




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was presented to the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 
by his daughter, Madame Leferme. 

The drinking fountain, by the north staircase, with its bronze bas-relief 
soldier and sailor of the American Revolution, is the gift of the Army and Navy 
Chapter, of the District of Columbia, and is the work of the sculptor, A. A. 
Weinman. 

Portrait Busts. 

Over the three doors leading into the Auditorium, the central niche is occu- 
pied by the bust of General George Washington given by the D. A. R. of the 
State of Washington; the one to the south of this (on General Washington's 
right hand) is General George Clinton, to be given by the New York City 
Chapter, of New York, and the one immediately to the north is General John 
Stark, from the D. A. R. of New Hampshire. Over the three front entrance 
doors John Hancock occupies the central niche, given by the John Hancock 
Chapter, of Boston, and immediately to the north is John Adams, from the John 
Adams Chapter, of Boston ; to the south is the bust of General Edward Bland, 
given by the D. A. R. of Kansas. On the north side of the lobby Colonel Isaac 
Shelby, given by the D. A. R. of Kentucky, is over the archway, and the bust of 
Nathan Hale, for which Mrs. J. E. McWilliams is raising $500.00, which makes 
each of these busts a memorial, is next (toward the east). On the south side of 
the entrance hall Ethan Allen is over the archway, the gift of the Vermont Chap- 
ters, and James Edward Oglethorpe, presented by Georgia Chapters, is next (to 
the east). The bust of Washington was modeled from the one made from life 
by the famous French sculptor, Houdon. Piccirilli, a member of the National 
Academy, was the sculptor of Hancock, Adams, Shelby, and Ethan Allen. 
Augustus Lukeman, a pupil of Daniel French, and also a member of the National 
Academy, was the sculptor for Clinton, Stark, Hale, and Oglethorpe. Mr. 
Preston Powers, of Florence, Italy, is the sculptor of the bust of General Edward 
Hand. 

Auditorium. 

The auditorium, with its three large galleries, has a seating capacity of about 
two thousand. The chairs, covered with green leather and with mahogany 
frames, are of a comfortable size. The walls, artistically festooned with "bas- 
relief garlands of fruit and leaves, are of a cream tint. Artificial light is mainly 
provided by four large electroliers suspended from a ceiling which is the full 
height of the building. Another memorial paid for by the D. A. R. of Kansas is 
one of these gold and crystal electroliers ' ($450). "The Tioughnioga Chapter, 

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Ernest Crandall, Photographer. 



AUDITORIUM. WEST. 



Cortland, N. Y., has also paid for one of them. The ground glass in the ceiling-, 
which softly admits the daylight, is divided in twenty-live squares, ornamented by 
white scroll work. A narrow opening, providing ventilation, entirely surrounds 
these squares of glass. More light and ventilation are supplied by windows at 
the back of the galleries, and by branch electroliers conveniently placed. 

The large clock on the east gallery railing, with its marble face and gold 
hands, is the gift of the Baltimore Chapter, of Maryland. In the Erame at the 
top of this clock is the illuminated coat-of-arms of Maryland, and below the 
hands, on the face, is an illuminated I). A. R. insignia. 



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The Betsey Ross flag which hangs suspended from the ceiling during the 
week of the Congress, is the gift of the Flag House Chapter, of Philadelphia, Pa. 

The large oil painting, "Washington on Dorchester Heights," by Darius 
Cobb, was presented by the D. A. R. of Massachusetts in memory of Mary A. 
Livermore, whose desire it had been that this historical painting be secured for 
Memorial Continental Hall. "The picture was suggested to the artist on his read- 
ing a letter from General Washington to Colonel Lee, telling him of the weight 
of" responsibility that pressed upon him as he stood on Dorchester Heights just 
before dawn, viewing the disastrous effects of the tempest on the British fleet 
that was to have stormed the Heights the night before. Longfellow was most 
enthusiastic in having Mr. Cobb's conception carried out. Wendell Phillips posed 
for the figure of Washington, and Oliver Wendell Holmes loaned Washington's 
original field glass to the artist. Admiral Preble supplied information regarding 
the flag used at that time." The Mary A. Livermore Memorial Committee, of 
which Mrs. Charles H. Bond, of Boston, was Chairman, raised the money to 
purchase this painting. 

The use of the auditorium has been granted for several notable international 
conferences and conventions, being unusually well arranged for such gatherings. 

The steps leading up to the center of the platform were presented by the 
Chapters of Rhode Island. 

The Platform. 

The platform, which comfortably seats one hundred, has been furnished as 
follows: A large table ($150), a reproduction of the one on which the Declara- 
tion of Independence was signed, and a chair ($100) like that used by the pre- 
siding officer on that occasion, both for the use of the President General. This 
table was given by the Continental Chapter and the chair by the Continental 
Dames Chapter, both of the District of Columbia. In like design, as a companion 
piece to the chair for the President General, a chair ($75) was presented by the 
Colorado Chapter, of Denver, Colo., for the use of the Recording Secretarv Gen- 
eral. The large arm chair for the use of honorary Presidents General was 
given by the Katherine Livingston Chapter, of Jacksonville, Fla., and the hand- 
some smaller table and accompanying chairs were presented by the Mississippi 
Daughters ($175). A large table made of a- very handsome piece of koa wood 
was presented for the platform by the Aloha Chapter, of Honolulu, Hawaiian 
Islands. 

Two arm chairs, one for the Parliamentarian and the other for the Official 
Reader, were given by the Monticello Chapter, and a large chair by the Margaret 

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Whetten Chapter, both of the District of Columbia. Another arm chair is from 
the John Hancock Chapter, of Boston, in memory of Mrs. Washington G. Bene- 
dict. The chair with the New York coat-of-arms carved at the top of the back 
was given by Mrs. Marie Clinton Le Due, of the New York City Chapter, as a 
memorial to her mother, a niece of De Witt Clinton. 

Eleven of the small side chairs were given by Chapters or members of Chap- 
ters in Arkansas, a District of Columbia Chapter, a Georgia Chapter, and the one 
Chapter in Arizona each gave one, five from Florida Chapters or Chapter mem- 
bers, each of the four Louisiana Chapters gave one, and another came from a 
"member at large" in that State ; one from a member of a Massachusetts Chap- 
ter, and also one from a member of a District of Columbia Chapter ; one from 
each of the three Montana Chapters ; one from the New Hampshire D. A. R., 
and one from each of the three Chapters of New Mexico ; one from the Okla- 
homa State Conference of 1910, and one from the Chapter in Oregon; seven 
from South Carolina Chapters and members of Chapters. The two Chapters in 
Wyoming united in giving one of these $10 platform chairs. The full length 
portrait of Martha Washington which adorns the platform is by the same artist 
as the Martha Washington portrait at the White House, and was presented to the 
Society at the Congress of 1909 by his daughter, Mary Lord Andrews. The 
handsome brass lectern and Bible are the gifts of the Flintlock and Powder Horn 
Chapters, of Pawtucket, R. I. The two solid silver flower vases ($250), for the 
table of the President General, were given by the Council Bluffs Chapter, of Iowa, 
and the solid silver pitcher and tray by the Captain Molly Pitcher Chapter, of 
the District of Columbia. The two white marble pedestals with mosaic inlay were 
presented for the platform by the Chapters of Nebraska. The handsome mahog- 
any clock which at present stands on the platform, was given by the Berks 
County Chapter, of Pennsylvania, for the entrance hall. 

Stage Boxes. 

On either side of the platform are two handsomely furnished stage boxes. 
A rest room of comfortable size is connected with each of these boxes, and will 
be suitably furnished by those paying the $500 to make these boxes memorials. 
The lower box on the south, known as the President General's box, was pre- 
sented and marked by the John Marshall Chapter, of Louisville, Ky. The lower 
box on the north is the memorial paid for by the Colonel Timothy Bigelow Chap- 
ter, of Worcester, Mass. Mrs. Theodore C. Hates, formerly Vice-President Gen- 
eral for Massachusetts, and Chairman of the Committee in charge of the furnish- 

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Ernest Crandall, Photographer. 



BUSINESS OFFICE, MISSOURI, NORTHEAST. 



ing of the stage boxes, gave the gold inscription plate for this box, as well as 
several pieces of furniture for the adjoining rest room. The upper south box is 
being paid for by Colorado Chapters. Its gold inscription plate was presented by 
Mrs. Frank Wheaton while State Regent. " The upper north box is the memorial 
of Wisconsin Chapters, and the inscription plate was given by Tanesville Chapter 
in honor of Mrs. Ogden H. Fethers, through whose efforts' while State Regent 
the money for the box and furnishings was raised. 



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Business Office. 

This room was paid for as a memorial and furnished by Missouri Daugh- 
ters. The furniture provided for the Hall must be of a design in use during the 
Revolution. 

The carved style of mahogany selected for this room is one of the most 
elegant then in use. The coat-of-arms of the State, carved on mahogany and il- 
luminated, the green brocaded haircloth sofa, the two arm and three side chairs 
with rush seats, the desks, mirror, banjo clock, rug and window draperies the 
Chapters of the State united in giving. The oil portrait of the first Vice-President 
General for the State, Mrs. John R. Walker, was presented by the Kansas City 
Chapter, and the center table, given by the Elizabeth Benton Chaper, of Kansas 
City, was at the time of the St. Louis Exposition in the room furnished by the 
Missouri D. A. R. Chapters in the Missouri building. The memorial, an orna- 
mental bronze tablet costing $175, to the famous Pony Express, which had its 
origin in St. Joseph, to carry the mail between that place and San Francisco, was 
placed on the west wall of the room by the St. Joseph Chapter. Missouri has 
given for the room as a memorial and its furnishings, $2,480.40. 

Office of the Historian General. 

The general furnishing of this room includes the old gold damask wall cov- 
ering, the two-toned hand-tied Austrian rug, which matches the royal blue velvet 
window and door draperies and tablecover, the bookcases, desks, typewriter table 
and the chairs in Robert Morris style and is paid for from a fund to which the 
different Chapters of the State of Ohio contributed as they did to the fund which 
made this room the State memorial. On the velvet used the State coat-of-arms is 
embroidered in gold within a border, the design showing buckeye h aves of the 
same embroidery. The large center table was presented by the Western Reserve 
Chapter, of Cleveland; the andirons by Fort Industry Chapter, of Toledo; the 
large chest by Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood in memory of her daughter, Lillian; the 
stenographers' table, for use on the platform during the Congress, was given by 
Miss Cora C. Millward, and the George Washington mirror over the mantel by 
Mr. William L. Otis, of Cleveland. The bronze busl of Washington, replica of 
the Houdon bust, is the gift of Mrs. A. Howard [Tinkle, first State Regent of 

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Ernest Crandall, Photographer. 

OFFICE OF THE HISTORIAN-GENERAL, OHIO, NORTHEAST CORNER. 



Ohio and organizer of the Cincinnati Chapter, in memory of her mother. Ohio 
Chapters have given $4,144.17 toward this room as a memorial and its furnish- 
ings. 

Office of the Librarian General and Library. 

For the protection of the many valuable books possessed by the N. S., 
D. A. R., the Mary Washington Chapter, the first organized and largest in the 
District of Columbia, undertook the work of providing modern equipment, steel 
stacks, and the furnishings for this room. The furniture is mahogany of hand- 

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Ernest Crandall, Photographer. 

OFFICE OF THE LIBRARIAN-GENERAL AND LIBRARY, MARY WASHINGTON CHAPTER, 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, NORTH. 

some design, and the furnishings consist of double reading desks. Windsor chairs, 
two George Washington desks, two large tables, revolving and straight desk 
chairs, a secretary, a cabinet, card catalogue case, brass fireplace furnishings and 
a mantel mirror. The velvet rugs and silk brocade window draperies are of a 
restful delicate green color. The oil portrait of Mrs. Alary S. Lockwood, which 
hangs above the desk of the Libarian General, was the gift of the artist. Miss 
Aline E. Solomons, who while Librarian General assisted in raising the money 
needed for the modern equipment of this Library. 



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Ernest Crandall, Photographer. 

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, IOWA, NORTHWEST CORNER. 

Corner Office of the Registrar General. 

The following Iowa Chapters have presented the substantial business furni- 
ture needed for this office : Council Bluffs Chapter, the Registrar General's desk 
and also a typewriter desk. Abigail Adams Chapter, of Des Moines, a large 
desk; Stars and Stripes Chapter, of Burlington, Mary Brewster Chapter, of 
Humboldt, Penelope Van Princess Chapter, of Independence, and Francis Shaw 
Chapter, of Anamosa, each gave a typewriter desk ; Keokuk Chapter and Wash- 
ington Chapter, of Washington, Iowa, united in giving one of these typewriter 
desks ; Dubuque Chapter gave the table ; Clinton Chapter, De Shon Chapter, of 

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Ernest CranJall. I'luj-tn^niphcr. 

OFFICE OF THE TREASURER-GENERAL, MARYLAND., SOUTHWEST CORNER. 

Boone, Spinning- Wheel Chapter, of Marshalltown, and Waterloo Chapter each 
gave one of the large chairs; Denison Chapter. Guthrie Center Chapter, Revolu- 
tionary Dames Chapter, of Waverly, Waucoma Chapter and New Castle Chapter, 
of Webster City, each gave a typewriter chair. More than $1,733.95 has already 
been given by Iowa Chapters for this memorial room and its furnishings. 

Office of the Treasurer General. 

Mahogany furniture of a design most convenient for business purposes has 
been provided by the Maryland Chapters for this room. Anion-- the pieces given 



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TREASURER-GENERAL S PRIVATE OFFICE, TENNESSEE, SOUTH. 

are a long case for the large books, desks and desk chairs, typewriter tables and 
chairs, a table and a card catalogue case. The window draperies are of light 
blue rep. The Maryland coat-of-arms and the framed photographs of Maryland 
officers of the Revolution were given by Maryland Line Chapter, of Baltimore. 
The small but exquisite portrait of Samuel Chase, signer of the Declaration of 
Independence, was presented by Mrs. J. Pembroke Thoni, State Regent, at the 
Nineteenth Continental Congress. The oil painting, "The Burning of the Peggy 
Stewart," presented for this room by the Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chapter, of 
Annapolis, is a copy, half the size of the original, made by Miss Katherine 
Walton through the courtesy of the Board of Public Works, of the painting by 



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the late Frank B. Mayer which hangs in the State House. The hull of the Peggy 
Stewart, badly charred and fastened by wooden pegs in place of nails, was 
brought up by dredges in enlarging the harbor at the Naval Academy in 1906 
and was presented to the Chapter. The history of the burning of the Peggy 
Stewart, framed with some of this historic wood, accompanies the painting. 

Treasurer General's Private Office. 

This memorial room has been conveniently and artistically furnished by the 
Chapters of Tennessee, $1,491.85. The rug was provided by Cumberland Chap- 
ter, of Nashville. Hermitage Chapter, of Memphis, gave the tall clock. Wa- 
tauga Chapter, of Memphis, presented a desk in honor of the State Regent, Mrs. 
Thomas Day, a member of the chapter. The door of the vault which is built 
into the north wall of this room, is the gift of Mr. Thomas Sawyer Spivey, 
through Mrs. Donald McLean. 

MUSEUM. 

The Museum is the gift, $5,000, of the New York City Chapter. The large 
sixteenth century tapestry, "Conquerors' Triumphal Entry into RorSe," was. be- 
queathed to the N. S., D. A. R., by Mrs. Richard Hays, of Pennsylvania. Two 
chairs with authentic record, which came over in the Mayflower, were given to 
the Museum by Mrs. Donald McLean while President General. The antique 
mirror was bequeathed to this room by Mrs. S. V. White. The fire-back to the 
fireplace came from the home of General Benjamin Lincoln, at Hingham, and 
was the gift of the D. A. R. of Masachusetts. The model of the old frigate 
Constitution was presented to the N. S., D. A. R., by the District of Columbia 
Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. The beautiful mahogany 
cases for Revolutionary relics, the old rose damask and lace window draperies 
with the other furnishings, make this a most attractive room. 

Memorial Mahogany Doors. 

Five pairs of double sliding mahogany doors are on the north side of the 
museum, and five pairs on the south side of the library connecting these rooms 
with the auditorium. These ten pairs of doors (Sim) each) were given by the 
following Chapters : Tuscarora, of Binghamton, X. Y. ; Elizabeth Jackson, Lucy 
Holcombe and Columbia, of the District of Columbia; Letitia Green Stevenson 
Chapter, of Bloomington, 111., in honor of IVTrs. Adlai E. Stevenson, Honorary 

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Ernest Crandall, Photographer. 

MUSEUM, NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER, SOUTH. 

President General, and Mrs, Matthew T. Scott ; the Mary Floyd Tallmadge, of 
Litchfield, Conn., in remembrance of the four hundred sons of the town who 
served with honor in the. Revolution ; the Sara Caswell Angell, of Ann Arbor, 
Mich. ; Colorado Chapter, of Denver, Colo. ; Wenonah, of Winona, Minn., and 
Sabra Trumbull Chapter, of Connecticut. 

Monolithic Columns. 

The thirteen monolithic columns ($2,000 each) have been paid for by the 
Chapters or Legislatures of the thirteen original States. Illinois Chapters paid 
for the pediments ($2,574) of this memorial portico. The columns are to be 
called for the States in the order in which the States entered the Union : Dela- 
ware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut (column presented in 



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Ernest Crandall, Photographer. 

MEMORIAL MAHOGANY DOORS IN MUSEUM AND LIBRARY. 

grateful recognition of the faithful permanent work of Mrs. Sara Thomson Kin- 
ney, who for ten years was Regent of the State), Massachusetts, Maryland. 
South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, Xew York, North Carolina, ami 
Rhode Island. 

Office of the Vice-President General in Charge of Organization of Chapters. 

All the furnishings for this room were made in the Slate of Illinois. It has 
been most elegantly and completely furnished by the Chapters, providing chairs 
of quaint design, with brocaded green haircloth seats, comfortable desk chairs 
and easy chairs. Two typewriter desks, with tin- regulation chairs, two big tile 
cases, large card catalogue case, large table and a cabinet were provided for the 
needs of the office. The mantel mirror was given by Rebecca Parke Chapter, of 
Galesburg, and the two immense light green Teco vases by Mrs. Charles H. 

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Deere, formerly Vice- 
President General. 
An antique mirror, 
with glass in three 
sections, the gift of 
Amor Patriae Chap- 
ter, of Streator, hangs 
on the wall on the 
other side of the win- 
dow from the portrait 
of General George 
Rogers Clark. This 
picture of the con- 
queror of the vast 
territory of which 
Illinois is a part was 
presented to the Hall 
by the Fincastle 
Chapter, of Louis- 
ville, Ky., and is a 
copy by Mucklebaur 
of the celebated Jou- 
ett painting. The desk 
or writing table for 
the use of the Vice- 
President General in 
Charge of Organiza- 
tion of Chapters is a 
replica of that used 
by General Washing- 
ton in Federal Hall, 
Xew York, and now 
preserved in the 
Governors' Room in 
the New York City 

MEMORIAL PORTICO, SOUTH. Hall. 

Illinois Chapters gave $3,039.05 for this memorial room and its furnishings. 



Ernest Crandall, Photographer. 

MONOLITHIC COLUMNS 



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Irnest Crandall, Photographer. 

OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT-GENERAL IN CHARGE OF ORGANIZATION OF THE CHAPTERS, 

ILLINOIS, SOUTHEAST CORNER. 

Reception Room. 

The following District of Columbia Chapters, Dolly Madison, Continental, 
Columbia, Manor House, Elizabeth Jackson, Constitution, American, Mary Bart- 
lett, Lucy Holcombe, Potomac, Thirteen Colonies, Sara Franklin and Emily 
Nelson, paid for this room, as a memorial, $800 and $331.65 for the following 
furnishings: Large mahogany stand, with folding screens attached, upon which 
have been systematically arranged the pictures which have appeared in the Ameri- 
can Monthly Magazine, small revolving bookstand, rocking chairs, rug and lace 



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Ernest Crane! all, Photographer. 

RECEPTION ROOM, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, SOUTHEAST. 

curtains. Mrs. Mary Bell Harrison presented two chairs in memory of four of her 
Revolutionary ancestors ; Continental Chapter the handsome buff damask win- 
dow draperies ; Our Flag Chapter the Colonial writing desk, in honor of Mrs. 
Ellen Spencer Mussey, during whose term as State Regent the money for this 
room was raised ; Livingston Manor Chapter the desk chair. Judge Lynn Chap- 
ter gave a chair ; Monticello Chapter the picture, "A Visit of Washington to 
Monticello," and the Major l'Enfant Chapter the framed pen and ink line draw- 
ing, ''Washington in the Heart of His Country." 



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Elevator. 

The elevator is a memorial 
to Josiah Bartlett, signer of 
the Declaration of Independ- 
ence and first Governor of 
New Hampshire. The $5,000 
to pay for the elevator was a 
legacy from the estate of Miss 
Ella A. Bartlett. a great- 
granddaughter of Josiah Bart- 
lett, who became interested 
in the Daughters of the 
American Revolution through 
Mrs. Amos G. Draper, and 
joined the Chapter in the Dis- 
trict of Columbia, which bears 
the name of her great-grand- 
mother. Mary Bartlett. 



SECOND FLOOR. 

Office of thePresidentGeneral 

The Indiana Chapters have 
sent many beautiful and use- 
ful articles of furniture for 
this memorial room, $3,020.59. 
The Caroline Scott Harrison 
Chapter, of Indianapolis, gave 
the large mahogany clock in 
memory of Mrs. Harrison, 
first President General, in 
whose honor the Chapter 
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also gave a Colonial Sofa, and the Indianapolis Chapter a bookcase 
in honor of Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks, Honorary President Gene 
Vanderburg Chapter, of Evansville, gave the center table and cover in 
Mrs. John W. Foster, Honorary President General; Gen. Arthur St. 



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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT-GENERAL, INDIANA, SOUTHEAST CORNER. 

Indianapolis, filing cabinet for Continental Hall Committee records, in honor of 
Mrs. J. N. Carey, Vice-President General, 1904- '06. The mantel mirror, can- 
delabra and fireplace set were given by General de Lafayette and Oliver Ells- 
worth Chapters, of Lafayette, in honor of Mrs. James M. Fowler, Vice-President 
General. Samuel Huntington Chapter gave a chair for the use of the President 
General, and Paul Revere Chapter, of Muncie, a Colonial secretary. Richmond 
Chapter, a large table; rugs and chairs came from State Chapters in general. 
Mrs. Donald McLean presented the antique writing desk; Mrs. James H. Aldrich 
gave the buff brocade window draperies, lace curtains and wing chair, and Mr. 
and Mrs. Williard T. Block, of Chicago, the large handsome tiger skin rug- as 



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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT-GENERAL, INDIANA, SOUTHEAST CORNER. 

friends of Mrs. Donald McLean, President General at the time they were pre- 
sented. Mrs. Hawkins, Regent of Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter, gave the 
silk flag and Daughters of the American Revolution standard; Capt. Wallace 
Foster, of Indianapolis, gave a framed picture of Betsey Ross making the flag. 
On the walls hang oil portraits of two Presidents ( reneral, Mrs. Charles \Y. Fair- 
banks and Mrs. Donald McLean, presented to the Society by their friends. 

President General's Reception Room, Alabama, East. 

The Chapters of Alabama have contributed $1,187.50 toward this memorial 
room and its furnishings. The articles alread) in place are. handsome old gold 
brocade window draperies, lace curtains and rug. The carved mahogany chait 



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NATIONAL BOARD ROOM, CONNECTICUT. EAST. 



is from "Belle Mina," the mansion of Thomas Bibb, first Governor of the State, 
and was presented by his great-granddaughter, Mrs. E. P. Garrett, through the 
John Wade Keyes Chapter, of Athens. The State coat-of-arms in Alabama 
marble has been promised by the Joseph McDonald Chapter, of Sylacauga, and 
a Colonial combined secretary and bookcase, a real antique, wil soon be sent from 
Alabama for this room. 

National Board Room. 

This room, with its harmonious furnishings, is the gift, $6,000, of Mrs. 
John T. Manson, of New Haven, for a memorial to her ancestors, who so nobly 
assisted the cause of American independence, and to be called the Connecticut 



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OFFICE OF THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY-GENERAL, TEXAS, EAST. 

room. The furnishing of the room included the decoration ol the walls, a mag- 
nificent directors' table, stenographers' table and chair, twenty-one carved chairs, 
eight with the Daughters of the American Revolution insignia and the other thir- 
teen with the coats-of-arms of the original thirteen States painted in colors on 
the carved backs, eighteen plain mahogany chairs, blue satin gold embroidered 
window draperies, blue velvet rug, woven for the room, a marble memorial tab- 
let, and mantel mirror. 

The chair for the President General's use is an exact reproduction of the 
one occupied bv Washington when presiding in Independence Mall over the ( orj- 



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stitutional Convention. An illuminated sun decorates the carving at the top of 
the back. The handsome footstools were given by Connecticut Chapters. 

Corridor. 

The corridor on this floor, with its fluted columns and two niches, the Archi- 
tect considers one of the most attractive special features of the Hall. The bust 
of Thomas Jefferson in the north niche is the gift of Virginia Chapters ; the bust 
of Benjamin Franklin in the south niche was presented by the D. A. R. of Penn- 
sylvania. The high pedestals, of beautifully variegated marble, were given by 
the States presenting these busts. 

Office of the Corresponding Secretary General. 

This room, and its furnishings, $1,621.30, were given by the Texas Chapters 
in memory of Mrs. John Lane Henry, who died while Regent of the State. The 
following pieces of solid, substantial office furniture were bought and sent from 
the State : A double desk, table desk, typewriter desk and chair, three arm chairs 
and a filing cabinet. The ornamental pieces of furniture are a tall mahogany 
clock and a mirror, the frame of which was especially designed for the room. 
The State coat-of-arms is the gift of Lady Washington Chapter, of Houston. 

Office of the Recording Secretary General. 

This room is a memorial to the Founders of the National Society, Daughters 
of the American Revolution, from the Chapters of the State of New York, which 
united in providing the following furnishings : Office desk, typewriter desk, 
filing cabinet, green velvet rug, lace curtains and green brocaded silk window 
and door draperies. The carved mantel piece is the gift of the Philip Schuyler 
Chapter, of Troy; the exquisitely carved desk for the use of the Recording Sec- 
retary General and the bookcase are from the Tioughnioga Chapter, of Cort- 
land ; the large chair of original design was presented by Mildred Warner Wash- 
ington Chapter, of Monmouth, Illinois, in honor of Miss Mary Desha, one of the 
Founders. Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth, the only living Founder, has a desk 
for her use in this room. 

The fireplace set was given by the White Plains Chapter. The Deo-on-go-wa, 
of Batavia, and the Madison Chapter, of Hamilton, united in giving the useful 
filing cabinet. The illuminated coat-of-arms of the State over the mantel was 
presented by the Buffalo Chapter. The chair in old English chain design is from 

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OFFICE OF THE RECORDING SECRETARY-GEN ERAL,, FOUNDERS' ROOM, NEW YORK, NORTHEAST CORNER. 

the Catherine Schuyler Chapter, of Belmont, in memory of Mrs. S. V. White. 
The carved chair was presented by the Bronx Chapter, of Mount Vernon, in 
honor of Mrs. Joseph S. Wood. State Regent. The Gansevoort Chapter, of 
Albany, gave the large table. Two thousand, nine hundred and eight) dollars 
for this room and its furnishings have already been given. 

Certificate Room. 

This room has been reserved by the D. A. R. of Massachusetts, who will 
furnish it with antique mahogany. 

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OFFICE GENEALOGICAL EDITOR, MICHIGAN, NORTHWEST CORNER. 

Office of Genealogical Editor. 

This room has been exquisitely furnished by Michigan Chapters. The walls 
are covered with a silk brocade, the same color, old blue, as the window dra- 
peries, upholstered davenport, chairs, and rug. This davenport and six chairs 
($571) were presented by the Sophie de Marsac Campau Chapter, of Grand 
Rapids, the davenport being a memorial to Mrs. Harvey J. Hollister. The desk 
table ($130) is the gift of Mrs. James P. Brayton, and is in memory of Michi- 
gan's three "real" daughters who died in 1909. The State coat-of-arms was also 
the gift of Mrs. Brayton while State Regent. Other articles of furniture have 
been given by different Chapters. The electric lighting fixtures ($250) are the 



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COMMITTEE ROOM, NEW JERSEY, SOUTHWEST CORNER 



Louisa St. Clair Chapter, of Detroit, m memor and a, yu ion o 
,f Mrs. William J. Chittenden, at one tunc State Regent. Elizabeth 
Hamilton Chapter presented the guest 1 k. Contributions Eoi this 



gift of the 

the work oi 

Schuvler Ha.. 

memorial room and its furnishings amount to >V,M './?. 



Committee Room. 

The Daughters of the American Revolution of the State of New Jersey 
supplied the hundreds of dollars needed to have the woodwork and furniture of 
their memorial room, for which they had paid $1,000, fashioned from the historic 
oak of the British frigate, Augusta, which sank during the battle of Red Bank, 
October 23, 1777, on the property of the great-grandmother of Miss Ellen 
Mecum, The idea of using in our Hall the timbers of the great ship which had 
remained in the waters of the Delaware River so many years originated with 
Miss Mecum, at that time State Regent, and she was enthusiastically assisted in 
the carrying out of this idea by Miss Ellen Learning Matlock, who also made an 
exhaustive study of the different styles of eighteenth century furniture. The 
Jacobean was finally selected, on account of oak being the wood almost ex- 
clusively used at that time, and a chair of this period, which is on exhibition near 
York, England, was taken as a working model, and the result, as shown in the 
completed furnishings for the room, proves the wisdom of this choice. The color 
of the Augusta oak grew lighter toward the center of the timbers, and the dif- 
ferent shades of silvery gray are most attractive. Many Chapters have contrib- 
uted generously for the furniture, the following Chapters reporting individual 
gifts: Nova Caesarea, the gift of the settle, $165; Camp Middlebrook, a chair, 
$60, and pedestal, $5 ; Colonel Lowry and Princeton Chapters each gave a chair ; 
General Frelinghuysen Chapter an arm-chair ; Boudinot, a handsome table ; 
Broad Seal, illuminated parchment, $15, and Annis Stockton Chapter, plate glass 
for the top of the lectern. Iron, as well as wood, from the Augusta, the former 
hand-beaten and wrought, was used in making the candelabrum presented to 
Miss Mecum by the Daughters of the American Revolution of the State, and in 
turn presented by her to the Society for the New Jersey room. Four tall candle 
stands of the wood were presented by Mrs. E. Gaylord Putnam, while Vice- 
President General. Copies of the portraits of the five signers of the Declaration 
of Independence for New Jersey, for the walls of the New Jersey room, was the 
suggestion of Mrs. Putnam. The New Jersey Chapters gave the frames, which 
are of the same design as the one on the original portrait of Richard Stockton 
by Sully in the possession of Mrs. Alex. T. McGill, of Jersey City. The original 
portrait of President Witherspoon hangs in Nassau Hall, Princeton University, 
those of Abram Clark, John Hart and Francis Hopkinson hang in Independence 
Flail, Philadelphia. The Bible presented to the room by the Regent of the Orange 
Mountain Chapter, Mrs. Frances W. Turrell, "was made by the American Colony 
in Jerusalem, bound with the wood of Olivet." The chandelier is an artistic 
piece of iron work. 

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OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT HISTORIAN-GENERAL, CALIFORNIA, SOUTH. 

Office of the Assistant Historian General. 

Furnishings for this interesting room have been presented by California 
Chapters and Chapter members as follows: Eschscholtzia Chapter, of l.<»s An- 
geles, the davenport; Mrs. James W. Johnson, Regent of the Chapter, oil paint- 
ing, "Springtime at San Juan Capistrano Mission," erected in 1776; Mrs. M. J. 
Monnette, Colonial clock; Mrs. Gideon C. Moody, table; Mrs. Frederick C. Fisher 
and Mrs. Asa W. Stedman, sisters, a valuable photogravure by \. je Parades, 
"Washington's First Reception"; Mrs. Thomas B. Tomb, n\ Cos Angeles, three 



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Persian rugs ; a sculptural panel in low relief, representing California and the 
N. S., D. A. R., by the distinguished sculptor, Julia Bracken Wendt, is the gift 
of the State Regent, Mrs. W. W. Stilson. This panel rests on an especially de- 
signed shelf presented by Mrs. Eno Pepper and her daughters, Mrs. Leon H. 
Hurtt and Miss Elizabeth Pepper. The George Washington desk came from 
Sequoia Chapter, the oldest in the State. The three framed groups of pictures 
of the California missions, presented by Mrs. Amelia W. Truesdale, of Sequoia 
Chapter, are of special historical value, as many of these Missions are no longer in 
existence. A handsome arm-chair and the window draperies came from Puerta del 
Oro Chapter ; the picture of the Mission Dolores of St. Francis Assisi, erected 
in 1776, and painted by Alice B. Chittenden, was presented by California 
Chapter. Pasadena Chapter gave the candle stand, Aurantia Chapter a writing 
desk, Sierra Chapter a Colonial mirror, Santa Monica Chapter, pedestal ; Berke- 
ley Hills Chapter and Tamalpais Chapter united in giving a chair ; Hollywood 
Chapter, Encinitas Chapter, and Santa Ysabel Chapter each gave a chair ; Copo 
de Oro Chapter, pair of candlesticks said to be 150 years old ; Rubidoux Chapter, 
a new Chapter, the frieze of California poppies especially designed for the room ; 
Golden West Chapter the guest book; Gaviota Chapter sent $25.00 for the room. 
The contributions for this room have amounted to $1,329.16. 



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PRIVATE DINING ROOM, VIRGINIA, SOUTHEAST, CORNER. 

THIRD FLOOR. 

Private Dining Room. 

The Virginia Chapters have united in providing furnishings for this room, 
$977.00. The golden brown window draperies and rug harmonize beautifully 
with the mahogany furniture. Margaret Lynn Lewis Chapter, of Roanoke, 
through the generosity of Mrs. Thomas Lewis, presented a candlestick used by 
General Andrew Lewis in Revolutionary days, and also a piece of furniture in 
memory of its late Chaplain, Mrs. Peyton Leftwich Terry. 



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COMMITTEE ROOM, DELAWARE, EAST. 



Committee Room. 



This room is a gift to- the State of Delaware by Mrs. Mahon Furbee and 
Miss Harriette Warrick Mahon in memory of their sister, Mrs. Caroline Peterson 
Mahon Denison. The Chapters of the State united in giving the carved mahog- 
any table and four chairs in Robert Morris style. The rug was presented by the 
Caesar Rodney Chapter, of Wilmington ; the sofa, a facsimile of the "Washington 
sofa" in Independence Hall, by Mrs. Eugene Du Pont, and the Colonial pewter 
platter, an heirloom in her family, by Mrs. John M. Harvey. 



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COMMITTEE ROOM, WEST VIRGINIA, EAST. 



Committee Room. 
The Chapters of the State of West Virginia have paid tor this room as a 
memorial and presented for it six chairs and a quaintly shaped table with nine 
drawers. A large and beautifully made West Virginia State flag was given for 
the room by the West Augusta Chapter, of Mannington. The six chairs wore 
presented by the following Chapters: Col. John Evans, of Morgantown; Daniel 
Davisson, of Clarksburg; Elizabeth Ludington Hagans, of iVTorgantown ; Eliza- 
beth Zane, of Buchanan; John Hart, of Elkins, and William Haymond, of Fair- 
mont. John Elart Chapter also presented the andirons. Seven hundred dollars 
has been given for this room and its furnishings. 

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COMMITTEE ROOM, MAINE, NORTHEAST CORNER. 



Committee Room. 



Maine Chapters have contributed $1,756.25 toward this room and its furnish- 
ings. The Cranberry Island rug in green and brown tones has the pine cone de- 
sign and is the product of an industry of one of the coastal islands of Maine. 
The principal pieces of furniture are of the Chinese Chippendale pattern. The 
mantel in this room was formerly in a room which Henry Clay occupied during 
the time he spent in Washington, and was given by Miss Mary Lawton, of 
Washington, D. C. 



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ROOM OF THE CHILDREN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, NORTH. 

Room of the Children of the American Revolution. 

The Children of the American Revolution have contributed generously to 
the general building fund for the Hall in addition to paying for this room as a 
memorial, $1,300, and furnishing it. Among the furnishings are three large arm- 
chairs ; one was presented in honor of the founder, Mrs. Daniel Lothrop, by the 
Old North Bridge Society, of Concord, Mass.. and another was presented to 
the National Society of the Children of the American Revolution by the General 
Sullivan Society, of Elmira, X. Y. A picture hangs on the wall, which was 
given by the Hiawatha Society. There are also in the room a large table, two 
large bookcases, a desk, and several small mahogany chairs. The memorial 
bronze tablet was presented by Mrs. Daniel Lothrop. 

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REST ROOM, NORTHWEST. 



Rest Room. 

Miss Floretta Vining, Regent of the John Adams Chapter, of Boston, gave 
the following list of antique furnishings for the Rest room, to the west of the 
room of the Children of the American Revolution : High-posted bed with dra- 
peries, a trundle bed and all the articles needed to dress the beds, washstand and 
china articles for it, two dressers and articles for the top, two tables, one with 
folding top, eight rush-seated chairs, warming-pan and footstool, two mirrors 

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each with a picture in the upper division, a musical instrument, large desk, little 
hair-covered trunk, spinning- wheel and winding stand, tea tray, glass vase, and 
silver coffee urn, the Jacob coat-of-arms, certificate of membership in Bunker 
Hill Monument Association, three samplers, and a picture of the giver of all 
these furnishings, all appropriately framed. 



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BANQUET HALL, MEMORIAL OF CHAPTERS, SOUTH. 



Banquet Hall. 

The following gifts have been presented to the Banquet Hall : Maricopa 
Chapter, Arizona, chair. Col. Martin Pickett Chapter, Arkansas, chair. John 
McAlmont Chapter, %2S candelabrum. Little Rock Chapter, Arkansas, two 
chairs, and inscription plates. Pine Bluff Chapter, Arkansas, chair. Eunice 
Dennie Burr Chapter, Connecticut, chair and inscription plate. Mrs. Charles H. 
Pinney, Sarah Riggs Humphrey Chapter, Connecticut, $50 knife box. Capt, 



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Molly Pitcher Chapter, District of Columbia, serving table. Livingston Manor 
Chapter, District of Columbia, $50 knife box. Lucy Holcombe Chapter, District 
of Columbia, chair. Margaret Whetten Chapter, District of Columbia, $40 
fender. Mrs. Amos G. Draper, Mary Bartlett Chapter, District of Columbia, 
chair. Miss Catherine Polkinhorn, Our Flag Chapter, District of Columbia, chair, 
memorial to Miss Hannah Polkinhorn. Sarah St. Clair Chapter, District of 
Columbia, chair. Wendell Wolfe Chapter, District of Columbia, chair. Xavier 
Chapter, Georgia, chair. Chicago Chapter, Illinois, $125 window draperies. 
Board of Directors, Chicago, Illinois, $20 fireset. Mrs. Clara C. Becker, Chicago 
Chapter, Illinois, chair. Elgin Chapter, Illinois, serving table. Letitia Green 
Stevenson Chapter, Illinois, $100 toward room as memorial. Letitia Green 
Stevenson Chapter, Illinois, dining table. Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, Letitia Green 
Stevenson Chapter, Illinois, dining table. Princeton Chapter, Illinois, chair. 
Rebecca Parke Chapter, Illinois, $50 toward room as memorial. Mrs. George 
A. Lawrence, Rebecca Parke Chapter, Illinois, $150' toward wall decorations. 
Mrs. George A. Lawrence, Rebecca Parke Chapter, Illinois, chair, memorial to 
Miss Lillian Lockwood. Miss Amaryllis Gillett, Springfield Chapter, Illinois, 
chair. Mrs. Clara A. Cooley, Dubuque Chapter, Iowa, chair. Kansas Chap- 
ters, $50. Mrs. Clara Rosser Dennis, St. Asaph Chapter, Kentucky, chair and 
inscription plate. Baltimore Chapter, Maryland, $100 toward room. Mrs. Llelen 
A. Linthicum, Baltimore Chapter, Maryland, $150 sofa. Mrs. Tabitha I. 
Hance, Baltimore Chapter, Maryland, chair and inscription plate. Miss Bertha 
V. Merrick, Baltimore Chapter, Maryland, chair. Mrs. W. P>. Swindell, Bal- 
timore Chapter, Maryland, chair. General Smallwood . Chapter, Maryland, 
chair. Abiah Folger Franklin Chapter, Massachusetts, two chairs, memorial 
to Sarah Winthrop Smith. Miss Mary M. Parsons. Betty Allen Chap- 
ter, Massachusetts, chair and inscription plate. Deborah Sampson Chapter. 
Massachusetts, chair. Hannah Winthrop Chapter, Massachusetts, two chairs. 
Lexington Chapter, Massachusetts, chair. Lydia Cobb Chapter, Massachusetts, 
$25 toward room as memorial. Old South Chapter, Massachusetts $50 toward 
room, in memory of Mrs. Laura Wentworth Fowler. ( >kl South Chapter, Massa 
chusetts. dining table. Mrs. Frank' IX Ellison, Old Smith Chapter. Massachu- 
setts, chair. Paul Revere Chapter, Massachusetts, three chairs. Mrs. James I'. 
Brayton, Sophie de Marsac Campau ( hapter, Michigan, $100 toward wall > 
rations. Omaha Chapter, Nebraska, serving table. Montezuma Chapter, Nevada, 
chair and inscription plate. Battle Bass Chapter, New York, chair and inscrip- 
tion plate. Canghnawaga Chapter, New York, $25 toward room. Gen. Nicholas 
Herkimer Chapter, New York, chair and inscription plate. Jamestown Chapter, 
New Y T ork, dining table. Minisink Chapter, New York, $40 andirons. Onondaga 

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Chapter, New York, chair. Thomas Polk Chapter, North Carolina, chair and 
inscription plate. Bradford Chapter, Pennsylvania, chair and inscription plate. 
Brookville Chapter, Pennsylvania, dining table. Donegal Chapter, Pennsylvania, 
chair and inscription plate. Liberty Bell Chapter, Pennsylvania, two chairs. Mrs. 
Robert Alexander, Philadelphia Chapter, Pennsylvania, chair. Mrs. Henry H. 
Cumings, Tidioute Chapter. Pennsylvania, chair and inscription plate. Gaspee 
Chapter, Rhode Island, $325 sideboard. Lewis Malone Ayer Chapter, South 
Carolina, chair and inscription plate. Spirit of Liberty Chapter, LTtah, serving 
table. Mrs. Horace H. Dyer, Ann Story Chapter, Vermont, $150 sofa. $100 was 
given for each of the dining tables, $75 for each of the serving tables, and $17.50 
for each of the chairs, extra money being contributed for the inscription plates. 



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